Sekirov Dictionary

catholic

/ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/

adjective 7
Catholic noun 2
forms 5
phrases 1

adjective7

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Universal; all-encompassing.
- The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all. — 1624
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of the church led by the Pope, the biggest group of Christians in the world
- The Church of the Sacred Heart is a Catholic one.
- Catholic churches are adorned differently from Protestant ones.
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Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.
- Christmas is celebrated at different dates in the Catholic and Orthodox calendars.
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All-embracing.
- "I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course." — 1959
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Of universal human interest or use.
- And this vast number is but a selection ; the editors chose only out of the mass before them what was most noteworthy and trustworthy, and what was of catholic rather than of national interest. — 1868
(no longer used) Universally applicable.
(no longer used) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.

Catholic noun2

A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
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A member of the Roman Catholic Church (which is also elliptically called the Catholic Church).
- The wife of the Prime Minister is a Catholic.

forms

Catholics · more Catholic · more catholic · most Catholic · most catholic

Phrases with catholic

is a bear Catholic
Obviously! Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.

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